TREVOSE, Pennsylvania, March 11 -- The Advertising Specialty Institute issued the following news release: The ASI Show(R) announced free registration is open for the brand-new ASI Roadshow Plus networking and education event taking place Tuesday, June 23, in Phoenix, Arizona. The one-day, hands-on ASI Roadshow Plus event provides distributors with product sourcing in an intimate tabletop setting while offering opportunities for building relationships with supplier partners and invited end-buye  more

CHICAGO, Illinois, March 12 -- Alianza Americas issued the following statement on March 11: The Supreme Court of the United States announced its decision to allow the Trump administration to continue enforcing its Migrant Protection Protocol (MPP) policy, also known as "Remain in Mexico" while litigation that challenges its constitutionality and legality is resolved. With this decision, the court reverses a ruling by a Federal Appeals Court in California ordering the suspension of MPP in that s  more

SCOTTSDALE, Arizona, March 12 -- The Alliance Defending Freedom issued the following news release: * * * - New resource to help church leaders navigate 2020 election season * * * Alliance Defending Freedom's Church Alliance has released "Five Things to Know: A Legal Guide for Churches" to prepare churches for the 2020 election. Because churches often receive conflicting information about what can be said or done during election season, the ADF Church Alliance developed the resource to clarif  more

TUCSON, Arizona, March 10 -- Archeology Southwest issued the following news release: On January 10, 2020, the Trump administration published proposed regulatory changes in the Federal Register. These changes relate to the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which was signed into law by President Nixon fifty years ago. This bedrock legislation prescribes a series of steps federal agencies, applicants for federal permits, and citizens use to review federal projects that might impact plant a  more

TUCSON, Arizona, March 12 -- The Astrophysical Journal, a research journal from the American Astronomical Society that says it is devoted to recent developments, discoveries and theories in astronomy and astrophysics, published research articles, including the following topics, in its March 1, 2020 edition: * Discovery of a Giant Radio Fossil in the Ophiuchus Galaxy Cluster * Joint Mass-Radius-Period Distribution of Exoplanets * Laminar Flame Speeds in Degenerate Oxygen-Neon Mixtures * Predi  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 13 -- The Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence issued the following news release: Brady Legal and co-counsel Torgenson Law filed a product liability lawsuit on behalf of Carlos Travieso Jr. against gun manufacturer Glock Inc. and Glock Ges.m.b.H. Travieso Jr. was left permanently paralyzed from the waist down when unintentionally shot by a teenager with a firearm manufactured by Glock Inc., which was designed without numerous safety features and warnings. As a result o  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 10 -- The Council on American-Islamic Relations issued the following news release: The Arizona chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-AZ) is urging state residents to take action and oppose a new set of bills introduced in the state legislature that could make public criticism of Israel a possible hate-crime. TAKE ACTION: Tell Your Senator to Vote No on SB 1143 https://www.votervoice.net/CAIR/campaigns/72237/respond "CAIR-Arizona opposes any attem  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 12 -- Environment America issued the following news release: The national nonprofit group Environment America launched a radio advertisement campaign in Arizona asking U.S. Sens. Martha McSally and Kyrsten Sinema to support federal clean car standards that the Trump administration has proposed rolling back. The clean car standards have helped cut pollution from vehicles by about 90 percent since 1998, but tailpipe emissions still cause both ongoing climate threats and da  more

TUCSON, Arizona, March 11 -- The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons issued the following news release: The coronavirus pandemic shows the effect of government interference with free-market solutions, states the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS). Testing is widely available in South Korea, which has more of a free market, while testing remains mostly unavailable in the United States. Convenient drive-through testing in South Korea has enabled it to react quickl  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 11 -- The Greater Phoenix Chamber of Commerce issued the following news release on March 10: The Greater Phoenix Chamber has selected eight local companies as recipients of its 33rd Annual IMPACT Awards. The IMPACT Awards honor the accomplishments of small and large Valley businesses and the positive influence they have on the community and economy. The 2020 IMPACT Award recipients are: Large Business Category (More than 250 employees): 2020 Arizona Advocate - Kitchel  more

TUCSON, Arizona, March 9 -- Lambda Legal issued the following news release on March 6: Lambda Legal asked a federal court to end the U.S. Social Security Administration's (SSA) refusal to provide monthly spousal survivor's benefits to a 66-year-old gay man whose husband and partner of 43 years died six months after Arizona began allowing same-sex couples to marry. Lambda Legal also asked the court to end this categorical discrimination against all similarly situated same-sex surviving spouses w  more

MANHATTAN, New York, March 14 -- Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America, a campaign of Everytown for Gun Safety, issued the following statement: The Arizona chapter of Moms Demand Action, a part of Everytown for Gun Safety, released the following statement after the Tucson Unified School District voted unanimously to approve a resolution that directs the Superintendent to work with local law enforcement, the Mayor's Office for the City of Tucson and health agencies to create and distribute  more

PHOENIX, Arizona, March 11 -- The Sierra Club issued the following news release: * * * - Broad coalition calls on AZ Corporation Commission to commit to clean energy * * * Arizona State Representative Kirsten Engel joined advocates from Vote Solar, Sierra Club, Solar United Neighbors, and Arizona Interfaith Power & Light at the Arizona State Capitol to deliver over 5,000 petitions in favor of a 50% renewable energy standard and a 35% energy efficiency standard by 2030, plus a 100% clean ener  more